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H Street Festival Preview: Mythology Restaurant

14 Sep
Mythology Restaurant and Lore Lounge on H Street

Mythology Restaurant and Lore Lounge on H Street

Upcoming restaurant Mythology and Lore Lounge (coming soon to 816 H Street, NE) will preview its upcoming food and drink menus this Saturday as part of H Street Festival.  You can view the sample menu that they posted to Facebook down below or by going to their Facebook page.

H Street Festival Menu for Mythology Restaurant and Lore Lounge

H Street Festival Menu for Mythology Restaurant and Lore Lounge

H Street Festival Preview: Haymaker

14 Sep
The Haymaker Bar on H Street

The Haymaker Bar on H Street

The Haymaker (1015 H Street, NE) will be offering three different punch specials during H Street Festival this Saturday.  They will be opening at 1 pm and offering three versions of punch for $6: The Haymaker Punch (Bulleit bourbon), The Rum Shaker (Captain Morgan), and a tequila punch (pomegranate and guava).

*Photo credit: Margaux Cedar

H Street Festival Preview: Micho’s Lebanese Grill

14 Sep
H Street Festival Menu for Micho's Lebanese Grill

H Street Festival Menu for Micho’s Lebanese Grill

Micho’s Lebanese Grill (500 H Street, NE) will be serving food, drinks, and hookah on its patio to celebrate H Street Festival this coming Saturday.  In addition to their usual full menu, you can see the entire list of specials in the picture above!

H Street Festival Preview: Biergarten Haus

13 Sep
Biergarten Haus on H Street

Biergarten Haus on H Street

Biergarten Haus (1355 H Street, NE) will be holding a ceremonious tapping of a keg to celebrate the beginning of Oktoberfest during H Street Festival this coming Saturday.  In addition they will be serving beers and brats on a patio in front of the restaurant as well as having the entire restaurant and garden open for service the entire day.

H Street Festival Preview: Dangerously Delicious Pies

13 Sep

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Dangerously Delicious Pies (1339 H Street, NE) will be holding a pie eating contest to celebrate H Street Festival this coming Saturday.  Participants can sign up for the contest day (it will be held on one of the main stages), and the winner of the contest will receive one free sweet pie from Dangerously Delicious every month of the coming year!

H Street Festival Preview: Le Grenier

12 Sep
Bar Area at Le Grenier

Bar Area at Le Grenier

Le Grenier (502 H Street, NE) will bring its French flair to H Street Festival this Saturday by offering Kronenburg beer for $3 and a Merguez Frites sandwich (French street food that features spicy North African sausage).

H Street Festival Preview: Po Boy Jim

12 Sep
Po Boy Eating Contest at Po Boy Jim

Po Boy Eating Contest at Po Boy Jim

Po Boy Jim (709 H Street, NE) will be holding its 3rd annual po boy eating contest during H Street Festival this year.  The contest will take place at 6 pm, and the winner gets a trophy and a sandwich named after them for a month.  It is free entry for the contest and throughout the day they will be having specials from SweetWater brewing.

H Street Festival Restaurant Preview

12 Sep
2016 H Street Festival from the 2nd Floor of Red Rocks

2016 H Street Festival from the 2nd Floor of Red Rocks

With H Street Festival this coming Saturday, all week District Cuisine will be rolling out and previewing specials that restaurants across the H Street Corridor will hold for the Festival.  Stay tuned for lots of fun dining news!

2017 H Street Festival Officially Announced

22 Aug
2016 H Street Festival from the 2nd Floor of Red Rocks

2016 H Street Festival from the 2nd Floor of Red Rocks

From an H Street Main Street press release this morning…

Announcing the 2016 H Street Festival—The Best One Yet!

Washington, D.C.—The 2016 H Street Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17 from noon – 7 p.m. This year’s event will span 10 blocks of H Street NE with 14 staging areas, dozens of interactive attractions and displays and over 250 businesses, restaurants, community organizations and vendors. Join us for great entertainment, food, drinks, contests, family-friendly activities and more!

Organized by H Street Main Street, the annual event highlights the unique spirit of the H Street NE Corridor and is one of the most popular in the D.C. region. It’s been named the best community Festival by The Washington City Paper for the last six years and regularly attracts a crowd of over 125,000 fun-seekers.

Attendees coming to the Festival to enjoy music, contests and other entertainment, won’t be disappointed. The Festival will have a variety of shows, featuring some of the best local and regional performers in Go-Go music, rap, R&B, jazz, rock-n-roll, soul music, gospel and more. There will also be pie eating and tattoo contests, dance performances from a variety of cultures and disciplines, martial arts demonstrations and many more non-musical acts.  Continue reading

Po Boy Jim to Host Eating Competition During H Streetfest

16 Sep
Po Boy Trophy

Po Boy Trophy

Po Boy Jim (709 H Street, NE) will be hosting a po boy eating competition during H Streetfest next Saturday involving a stuffed 10 inch version of their chicken and pulled pork po boy.  Every contestant will begin eating at the same time and the first person to finish the entire sandwich will be the winner.  The entrance fee is $10, but the winner has the fee refunded as well as receiving a special Po Boy Jim trophy and a po boy named in their honor at the restaurant for a month.  They are still accepting signups at the restaurant now!

They also plan on having a full bar with outdoor seating setup in front of the restaurant during the Festival on Saturday.